According to the book, the fifth realm of practice is called Meng Poting.
In myths and legends, after death, the soul leads to the underworld along the road to the underworld. After crossing the Naihe Bridge and the Wangxiang Terrace, you can see a simple pavilion.
Po Meng is the underworld envoy.
She will set up a cauldron in the pavilion and refine the thoughts that people can’t let go into Meng Po soup for the ghosts to drink. In this way, the ghost can forget the love and hatred of his life, remove the burden of his life, and enter the next reincarnation.
If the essence of "Wangxiang Terrace" lies in experiencing the mortal world and feeling the "human" side of oneself; then the key point of "Meng Poting" is to escape from the mortal world and gradually transform from a human into a human being. "Inhuman", "saint".
Of course, the "Meng Poting" on the road of spiritual practice will not really make people completely abandon their emotions and memories.
What it needs is for monks to strengthen their Taoist hearts and cut off irrelevant worldly ties.
This kind of thing "cutting off the bonds" sounds a bit mysterious.
In the Great Wilderness, different sects and different monks have different understandings of it and have different practices.
For example, when the monks of Lingshan Temple break through "Meng Poting", they often choose to practice asceticism in an isolated place, not only reducing their material life to the simplest level, but also making They fasted for long periods of time and endured severe cold and heat in the hope of overcoming the shackles of physical desires and gaining freedom and transcendence of the soul.
For example, the founder of Jiange, before his ascension, once left these words - "The first is to cut off the troubles of ignorance, the second is to cut off the anger of ignorance, the third is to cut off the greed of ignorance", "Those who follow my way, Accumulate merit and cultivate virtue, encourage good and turn evil." He asked his disciples to do more good deeds, help all sentient beings, and restrain their own desires and worries with kindness and love. Therefore, the disciples of Jiange will choose to travel around the world and do chivalrous and righteous deeds when they are in danger.
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At present, in the Daqi Dynasty, the most widely used method to break the situation is "cutting the seven emotions".
It may not be the best approach.
But it is the simplest and most crude method, the easiest to implement, and the fastest effective method.
Since ancient times, many monks have been stuck at the peak of the fourth realm, at a loss.
They cannot understand what "fetters" are, what "detachment" is, what "the Taoist heart is clear", and naturally they cannot leave "Wangxiang Terrace" and arrive at "Meng Po Pavilion".
But "Zhan Qiqing" was like a bright light, pointing them to a very clear and definite path, helping them break through the bottleneck.
To give a vivid metaphor - in Gu Xu's previous life, when people wanted to lose weight, if they were told to "eat properly", "increase metabolism" and "exercise scientifically", they would They think it’s too complicated and don’t know where to start; but if you tell them, “As long as you insist on skipping dinner for a period of time, you will see initial results,” even if this method has hidden dangers, they willWill also start taking action.
As we all know, people have seven emotions, namely "joy", "anger", "sadness", "fear", "love", "evil" and "desire".
The method of "cutting the seven emotions" requires them to choose one of the seven emotions and abandon it.
Xu Man, the master of the Jiange Pavilion, and Master Jueming, the abbot of Lingshan Temple, have always scorned the method of "cutting the seven emotions".
They believe that the "seven emotions" are only superficial, not fundamental. "Severing the Seven Emotions" is just an opportunistic method, and cannot truly transcend the mundane world. If you make the wrong choice, it may leave sequelae, and you may go crazy if you are not careful in the future.
In addition, monks who use "Severing Seven Emotions" to break through the fifth realm will encounter greater obstacles and a greater probability of failure when they are promoted to saints in the future.
However, this does not prevent the method of "killing the seven emotions" from being very popular in the Daqi Dynasty, especially in the Exorcism Department.
After all, it is human nature to want to take shortcuts.
Furthermore, for most monks with mediocre talents, "cultivating to become a saint" is something they dare not even think about. Instead of worrying about such illusory things, it is better to improve the cultivation realm that is just around the corner in exchange for opportunities for promotion and salary increase, so that the whole family can live more comfortably and comfortably.
As for Chu Fengge, he chose to use "Severing Seven Emotions". On the one hand, he was stimulated by Gu Xu and wanted to break through the realm as soon as possible to avoid being caught up by Gu Xu; on the other hand, It's because he thinks "I want to be the best in the world" all day long, and has no worldly desires in his mind.
He spent time with a beautiful and graceful woman like Shangguan Jin, but he only regarded her as a mortal enemy.
He was once invited by the second prince to enjoy singing and dancing at the Jiaofangsi, but he completely ignored the graceful dancers and sat in the audience with his eyes closed and began to meditate.
Therefore, it is not difficult for Chu Fengge to abandon the emotion of "desire".
He didn't feel sorry at all, and even felt relaxed.
"Women are all fetters," Chu Fengge raised her head and said in a sage-like tone, "Only when there is no desire in the heart can one become a truly strong man."
Hearing this, Shangguan Jin shook his head slightly, obviously he had expected this.
Gu Xuze silently complained in his heart: Is this the spiritual level of "If you want to practice magical skills, draw the sword from the palace"? Chu Fengge, you are such a cruel person!
As for the other officials in the yamen of the Exorcism Department Headquarters, they have long been accustomed to Chu Fengge’s shocking remarks.
Perhaps in the past, many young girls would have had some unrealistic fantasies about Chu Fengge because of his extremely beautiful face and his talent for cultivation far beyond ordinary people.
But now, they have generally recognized the reality.
They all realized that Master Chu's brain circuit was completely different from that of ordinary people - they could not regard him as a normal human being at all..
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“Let’s go,” Shangguan Jin thought for a moment and then said, “The time is coming, we should go to the ‘Review Pot’.
< p> "The Chief of Staff told me that this actual combat trial will be more difficult than before. If we can successfully complete the level in one day, he will give us some extra rewards. ”“Reward? What reward? "Chu Fengge asked curiously.
"The chief executive didn't say it clearly," Shangguan Jin replied, "but he said that this reward must be what we are very eager to get at this stage. "
Hearing this, Chu Fengge thought to himself: My biggest wish now is to win the first place in the "Luoshui Conference", trample this kid Gu Xu under my feet, and let the whole country see it. I'm impressed by the power of Mr. Chu - maybe Sir Chief will give me a powerful magic weapon or teach me a powerful new spell?
Gu Xu thought in his heart? A joking idea: Lord Chief, if I successfully pass today’s trial, can you help me pay off the debt for my house?
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A few minutes later, the three of them walked along the corridor and arrived at a small attic at the corner of the Yamen. It had double eaves and raised corners, and the green glazed tiles on the roof glowed in the sun.
In the center of the second floor of the attic, there is a small wooden table.
There are several straw mats placed on the table. The small and exquisite white jade pot has a translucent wall and looks exquisite.
Gu Xu recognized this white jade pot at a glance as the "Wen Gu Pot", a precious magic weapon of the Exorcism Department. /p>
It is not large, but it records hundreds of ghost cases in history in the form of illusions.
A few months ago, Gu Xu entered the pot. In the fantasy world of "Taoyuan Town", he killed the ghost "Dream-Eating Tapir" and passed the promotion test.
Shangguan Jin took out three jade charms from his pocket, handed one to Gu Xu, and the other. She handed one to Chu Fengge and held one in her hand.
Then she said to Gu Xu: "Gu Daoyou, the formula for entering the 'Wen Gu Pot' has been engraved on the jade talisman. By reciting it, you can enter the illusion of this trial; if you want to give up midway, crush the jade talisman so that you can leave the 'Wen Gu Hu' in advance - these essentials were the same as the last time you participated in the promotion assessment , Chu Fengge should have told you. "
"I remember. "Gu Xu responded.
At the same time, he lowered his head and glanced at the jade talisman in his hand, and saw a line of golden small seals engraved on it, which read as follows:
"A human heart is only an inch long. Storms arose day and night. "
Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly.
In his impression, the words on this jade talisman were not nonsense, but about the importance of the case in the "Review Pot" Tip.
For example, the last sentence "all appearances are false" implies that "Taoyuan Town" is not a real place.It is not a square, but a dream world created by the "Dream-Eating Tapir".
This time, what they need to solve is a ghost case, but the prompt words on the jade talisman emphasize that people's hearts are unpredictable.
What on earth is going on?
Gu Xu felt a little strange.
"Are you ready?" Shangguan Jin asked again.
Gu Xu nodded.
Chu Fengge said impatiently: "I've been ready for a long time! Let's start quickly! You guys are really taking your time!"
He couldn't wait for a long time. They need to break through the illusion with one person's power, allowing Gu Xu and Shangguan Jin to experience the terrifying power of the fifth realm monks.
Immediately, they sat cross-legged on the straw mat and softly recited the mantras in the jade talisman together.
The surface of the "Wen Gu Pot" glows with a bright milky white light.
Beautiful music could be heard faintly in the ears of the three of them.
Gu Xu closed his eyes.
His consciousness gradually became faint, as if he was sinking into the dark sea.
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At the same time, on the observatory.
Luochuan waved his hand and summoned the bronze mirror.
The surface of the bronze mirror had a hazy luster, and a clear picture soon emerged.
The sky is like a bloody setting sun.
On the ground are rolling mountains and magnificent city walls.
Gu Xu and the other three were wearing Qiyao clothes and standing outside the city gate, like tiny ants.
This is exactly the scene in the fantasy world of "Reviewing the Past Pot".
PS: There is another chapter during the day. Asking for a monthly ticket!
The second is to eliminate ignorance and anger, and the third is to eliminate ignorance and greed." - Song Dynasty Wu Zeng's "Neng Gai Zhai Man Lu·Volume 18"
(2) "The human heart is only an inch long. Storms arise day and night." - Chai Yuanbiao of the Song Dynasty, "The Song of the Heart"